Student Outcomes
Retention Rates
Retention rates measure the percentage of first-time students (who have never enrolled in college before) who first enroll in the fall semester and are still enrolled in the college a year later (the following fall semester). For example, 58% of the first-time, full-time students who enrolled at Schoolcraft in the fall of 2017 were still enrolled in the fall 2018 semester.
| Retention Rates |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
| Full-Time Students |
62% |
62% |
58% |
| Part-Time Students |
52% |
48% |
48% |
Data source: IPEDS Fall Enrollment Report
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
Federal government regulations require graduation rates and transfer-out rates to be calculated based on students completing a program within 150% of the expected time to program completion, which is 3 years for a 2-year associate degree and 2 years for a 1-year certificate program.
It is important to note that these rates only measure full-time, degree-seeking students who started in the fall semester and haven’t attended college before. At Schoolcraft, this group only represents 18% of all students enrolled in fall of 2017.
| |
2009 Cohort |
2010 Cohort |
2011 Cohort |
| Graduation Rate |
19% |
17% |
17% |
| Transfer-Out Rate |
28% |
34% |
31% |
Success Rate
(Graduation + Transfer-Out Rate) |
47% |
51% |
48% |
Data source: IPEDS Graduation Rate Reports
*When the College first offered a bachelor's degree in 2015, it was then classified as a 4-year institution solely for IPEDS reporting. As a result, Schoolcraft is required to report graduation rates for the cohort 6 years prior, unlike other community colleges reporting on a cohort 3 years prior.
Graduation Rates by Gender
| 2011 Student Cohort |
Graduation Rate |
| Male |
13% |
| Female |
21% |
Graduation Rates by Ethnicity
| 2011 Student Cohort |
Graduation Rate |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
25% |
| Asian |
21% |
| Black/African American |
4% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
19% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
33% |
| White |
20% |
| Two or More Races |
15% |
| Race & Ethnicity Unknown |
17% |
| Non-Resident Alien |
38% |
Graduation Rates by Pell Grant Status
| 2011 Student Cohort |
Graduation Rate |
| Recipients of a Pell Grant (within students' first year) |
15% |
| Recipients of a Direct Subsidized Loan (within students' first year) who did not receive a Pell Grant |
29% |
| Did not receive a Pell Grant or Direct Subsidized Loan (within students' first year) |
19% |
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students Receiving Athletically Related Student Aid
To protect student privacy and confidentiality, graduation and transfer-out rates for students receiving athletically related aid are not disaggregated by race, gender and sport due to fewer than 10 students per group.
Job Placement
Job placement information is obtained from a survey of Schoolcraft students who graduated between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017. Graduates received the survey six months after their graduation date.
| |
Percentage of 2016-17 Graduates
(n=498 respondents) |
| Overall graduate employment rate |
74% |
| Employed full-time |
65% |
| Employed part-time |
35% |
| Employed in field related to degree/certificate |
64% |
Average Salary
(among graduates employed full-time in a field related to their degree/certificate) |
$46,116 |
Pursuing Further Education
(currently enrolled at the time of survey) |
56% |
Data source: Schoolcraft College Graduate Follow-Up Survey (2016-17 Graduates)
Student Body Diversity
| Full-Time Students Enrolled in Fall 2018 |
Number |
Percentage |
| Male |
1370 |
52% |
| Female |
1261 |
48% |
| Full-Time Students Enrolled in Fall 2018 |
Number |
Percentage |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native |
* |
<1% |
| Asian |
140 |
5% |
| Black/African American |
270 |
10% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
131 |
5% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander |
* |
<1% |
| White |
1,740 |
66% |
| Two or More Races |
99 |
4% |
| Race & Ethnicity Unknown |
141 |
5% |
| Non-Resident Alien |
94 |
4% |
*Exact number suppressed to protect student privacy
| Full-Time, First-Time Students Enrolled in Fall 2016 |
Number |
Percentage |
| Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant |
363 |
41% |
Data sources: IPEDS Fall Enrollment; IPEDS Student Financial Aid, Community College Service Unit Fall Enrollment Reports, 2018
Intercollegiate Athletics Program Participation Rates and Financial Support Data
See: https://ope.ed.gov/athletics
Reports and Documents